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POWER8 processors with NVLink.
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POWER8 processors with NVLink. These have a different socket than standard POWER8 chips.
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Compared to standard POWER8, the POWER8 with NVLink modifies:<ref>Caldeira, Alexandre Bicas; Haug, Volker. [https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp5405.pdf IBM Power System S822LC for High Performance Computing Introduction and Technical Overview] (PDF). IBM Redpaper. ISBN 9780738455617.</ref>
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* 2<sup>nd</sup> CAPP unit added, X2 removed
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* x8 PHB
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* x8 IOP
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* A-bus removed, NVLink added
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* NVLink support added in extended ES
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* Chip height: 2 C4 rows added
  
 
== External Links ==
 
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* [https://www-355.ibm.com/systems/power/openpower/tgcmDocumentRepository.xhtml?aliasId=POWER8_with_NVIDIA_NVLink POWER8 with NVLink at IBM OpenPOWER portal]
 
* [https://www-355.ibm.com/systems/power/openpower/tgcmDocumentRepository.xhtml?aliasId=POWER8_with_NVIDIA_NVLink POWER8 with NVLink at IBM OpenPOWER portal]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POWER8#POWER8_with_NVLink POWER8 with NVLink section of Wikipedia POWER8 article]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POWER8#POWER8_with_NVLink POWER8 with NVLink section of Wikipedia POWER8 article]
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== References ==
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Revision as of 14:20, 3 January 2018

Processor Information
POWER8E
POWER ISA 2.07
Process node 22nm
Maximum slices 12
Maximum cores 12 SMT8
L2 cache / slice 512kB
L3 cache / slice 8MB
Production availability 2016
Production stepping(s) DD2.1
← POWER8 POWER9 →

POWER8 processors with NVLink. These have a different socket than standard POWER8 chips.

Compared to standard POWER8, the POWER8 with NVLink modifies:[1]

  • 2nd CAPP unit added, X2 removed
  • x8 PHB
  • x8 IOP
  • A-bus removed, NVLink added
  • NVLink support added in extended ES
  • Chip height: 2 C4 rows added

External Links

References

  1. Caldeira, Alexandre Bicas; Haug, Volker. IBM Power System S822LC for High Performance Computing Introduction and Technical Overview (PDF). IBM Redpaper. ISBN 9780738455617.